I shoot a 44mag S&W Classic Hunter with a 2x scope on it..My buddie just got a Ruger Blackhawk 44mag and he wants to put a scope with a dot on his...What's the advantage of a dot over crosshairs..(I can't think of any.)..I think the crosshairs would be foolproof, and you don't have to worry about the batteries going dead in the middle of your hunt...Crosshairs would have to be more accurate also, out to 100yds on paper ....